[ SECRET POST #6203 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #6203 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Per his own account, no one was talking about him, they were talking about a character and he took it personally. It’s awful that he felt suicidal about it but that was because of his own problems, not fans targeting him like they did poor Jake Lloyd.

[(Anonymous)]

I don't know what account you are referring to, but in the BBC article I just read (published in 2018) to be sure remembered correctly, Best was very clear there was a terrible backlash from the media, and the media he referred to wasn't trade magazines. He took hits for Jar-Jar being seen as a racist caricature; a character Best helped develop with George Lucas. Fans came up to Best and told him he killed their childhoods. There were death threats.

Death threats.

If none of that doesn't warrant taking the backlash "personally," I don't know what does.

A lot could have changed between 2018 and now, and maybe Ahmed found peace with what happened to him in that time, but in that BBC article, Best said what he went through because of Star Wars fandom drove him to the consider suicide.

The interpretation you insist on pushing is minimizing Best's trauma. It's also veering close to victim blaming.

[(Anonymous)]

You’re doing exactly what he originally did. This is why American actors really need some professional training like in the rest of the world. The criticism was about his character, not him. He took it personally. You’re taking it personally on his behalf long after he’s learned not to do that.
I can’t find any mention of death threats in any of the interviews or panels I’ve watched. It’s why I was so surprised to see him mentioned in the same context as Jake Lloyd, who really did receive death threats and was bullied online and for the rest of his school years by his classmates for “not being a good actor.” The criticism was about him, not his character, plus he was a child, and he was getting severely bullied in school as a direct result of playing young Anakin.
Ahmed Best wasn’t subjected to anything like that, not even close. People hated (and still hate) the character he played. And partly because of his involvement in developing it, he took everything said about his character as a personal affront. That’s not healthy and thankfully he sought help for that. But you have something to learn from him if you think acknowledging that is victim blaming.

[(Anonymous)]

NAYRT
Go ask for a hug from a human being. To me it sounds like you need real help. I'm not saying it own your ass, literally, I think you need help.